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Gangstas vs. Rednecks: Weirdly Similar Subcultures [CHART]
Not as different as they think.
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- By Bacter
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5 Golf Courses That Can Kill You
The only thing more boring than a game of golf is a steaming pot of brown whole grain rice, and even that is a close call. Over the past few years, we've learned there are two ways to make golf interesting: One involves lightsaber golf clubs and the other involves injecting some homicidal golf courses into the game. Since lightsaber technology is,
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- By Evan V. Symon
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6 Comics That Covered Serious Issues And Failed Hilariously
Just like sitcoms had "very special" episodes that tried to build awareness of serious real-world issues (like the one where Punky Brewster decides to get breast implants -- no, seriously), comics have occasionally wandered into 'after school' territory. And who better to handle serious and complex political issues than comic book superheroes?
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- By Juan Arteaga
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6 Socially Conscious Actions That Only Look Like They Help
A lot of the half-assed stuff we do not only doesn't help but actually ends up making things worse for everyone.
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- By C. Coville
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6 Fitness Tips Everyone's Heard (That Don't Work at All)
According to countless self-proclaimed fitness experts, apparently there is only one way to avoid obesity and early death: their way.
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- By Christina H
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12 Classic Movie Moments Made Possible by Abuse and Murder
Spoiler alert: Assholes produced your favorite movie moments ever -- and some of them did that while putting their cast and crew through relentless horror.
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- By Orrin R. K., Geoffrey Cubbage, Eddie Rodriguez
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6 TV Shows You Won't Believe Saved People's Lives
Sometimes cartoons can have a live-action impact.
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- By Simon Bower
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5 Important People Who Were Screwed Out of History Books
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- By Eric Yosomono
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Killer Whale: Biggest Badass in the Animal Kingdom [CHART]
Land sharks are funny. Until you realize that killer whales can do that.
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- By John Larwood
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5 Ways Philip K Dick's Insanity Changed the World of Movies
It's pretty much one guy. His movies are on the way to grossing a billion dollars, but the man himself died broke, not having lived to see any of them.
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- By Shane Hyland
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The 7 Most Heroic Con Artists of All Time
In a world full of bullshit artists trying to sell us things and get elected to office, let's take a moment to celebrate the good ones. These are the Oskar Schindler types, the guys with a talent for hustling who, when circumstances called, used their powers for good.
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- By Dan Seitz
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CRACKED ROUND-UP: Crotch Rot Awareness Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 Brilliant Inventions That Look Like Gag Gifts
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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5 Reasons Humanity Is Terrible at Democracy
Ask the average person what's wrong with government and you'll hear all about corrupt politicians, corporate lobbyists and shady backroom deals. But, of course, we elected those corrupt politicians, and the more you look at the situation, the more it appears that as people, we are just really bad at democracy.
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- By Mark Hill
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10 Animals You Won't Believe Are Closely Related
Here are a few critters that took a much weirder evolutionary path than you might at first expect.
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- By CRACKED Staff, Juniper Russo
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- 788